Publisher's Synopsis
Offering a fresh perspective, Roses Bloom in Winter is a raw and innovative exploration of what it means to fall in love.
Through poetry and storytelling, this is a book that follows a boy's journey through love and longing. What does it mean to connect with someone? And why? How can we best express that feeling, or can it even be captured into words? Roses Bloom in Winter is both a meditation that explores these questions and a love letter through which the boy can be at his most vulnerable.
"It's in your absence that I learned to make poems
But what companionship is found in my pen?
Yet with each stroke
I seal my heart
Into the prison written on this page
Is it fear?
For in these words I find no rejection
Or comfort?
That I can hide behind these pages
Instead of being courageous enough
To just be honest about how I feel"
Utilizing elements of mysticism and spirituality, Roses Bloom in Winter takes the reader through the boy's struggle as he strives to understand his feelings and find the person he loves. Love is the most powerful and spoken language in the world; through love, the boy finds his voice and hopes to help the reader find theirs.
